Earth Day 2013

 

Earth has a day
set aside by its inhabitants
to remind us that it lies beneath our feet.

It lies mostly quietly, sometimes grumbling
Stomped by history Trodden by explorers
Trampled by the insincere
Ever humble , refusing to admit defeat.

To those who long to view it’s beauty
Protect it’s future
Love it’s core
Comes a call to clannish stewardship
Before that memory is no more. 

VCL

 

Casting stones

In the dead of night I ponder

all my stones of awkward weight

Mentally skipping them o’r the water

of my mind's achromatic lake.

 

Casting stones of dreams and wishes

skimming hopes and fears obscure

Tossing far across the tide line

stones I’ve gathered on the shore.

 

Sweet release I feel unburdened

 As they sink down into the calm arcane

Yesterday’s stones are now a memory

 I stoop and gather an untouched day .

 

The first Rain

Merrily
I sit
in the rain
first of the season
Spring

Tipping
my head
my tongue juts
sampling chilly silver droplets
Rain 

The stars are out.

The stars are out tonight
They twinkle
and discuss the day to come
from their vantage point.
We look up and wonder.